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Senseonics initiated the recall voluntarily in September after receiving reports of 24 sensors that had stopped functioning prematurely. 

Space health research can teach us a lot about aging, including in such areas as osteoporosis and neurovestibular system issues, says Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor at UC Davis and former NASA astronaut Stephen K. Robinson.

Epstein Becker & Green's Bradley Merrill Thompson explains why the FDA PreCert Program's built-in subjectivity and bias toward established entities should worry the healthcare and medical technology industry.

According to Google's blog post announcing the acquisition, we can expect to see more "Made by Google" wearables alongside Fitbit devices running Wear OS.

The news comes just a few months after AliveCor ended the sales of its FDA-cleared ECG wearable KardiaBand. 

Also: Medtronic and Samsung's digital health partnership yields more devices; New handheld ultrasounds available.

The digital health advertiser hopes to close the book on roughly two years of scandal after reports that it manipulated and sold falsified advertising inventory.

A new consumer study, conducted by Voicebot and Orbita, found that 52% of consumers were interested in voice technology for health. 

The round was led by Point72 Ventures, but also featured athletic apparel retailer lululemon and other prominent individual investors.

Downing Ventures led the round with participation from Tern PLC, Epic Private Equity and Brighteye Ventures.